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Preview: Bruins look to bounce back against Panthers in Game 3

Game 3 will be a true test for the Bruins to see if they can produce goals or if turnovers will plague them. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

2 weeks ago

LA Kings

Kings' penalty kill, a strength all year, becomes weakness in deflating loss to Oilers

The Kings penalty kill struggled against the Oilers' powerful power play in Game 1. [ more ]

Newsday

2 weeks ago

Isles know what they need to do in Game 2

Islanders focus on increasing traffic to the crease and one-on-one battles in Game 2 vs. Hurricanes. [ more ]

Fear the Fin

Quick bites: Zadina two, Flyers three

Filip Zadina scored both goals on the power play for the San Jose Sharks, reaching a career-high 12 goals this season.

Despite a strong showing on the power play, the Sharks lost the game due to struggles in 5-on-5 play. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: Special-teams struggles, home-ice woes continue in Maple Leafs' Game 3 loss

The Leafs' struggles with special teams, especially their power play, are proving difficult to overcome in the playoff series against Boston. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Toronto Marlies produce abject performance in home loss against Utica

Utica's hunger and aggressive play led to their success against Toronto Marlies.

Toronto Marlies failed to capitalize on power plays and showed lackluster performance in critical moments. [ more ]

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders 2, Blackhawks 1: Script flipped, for one night at least

Islanders won crucial back-to-back games

Barzal's impressive performance on power play contributed to comeback win [ more ]

Fear the Fin

Quick bites: Sharks win third in a row

The San Jose Sharks have won three games in a row for the first time this season.

The Sharks' power play has been underwhelming of late. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Why did the Maple Leafs' power play fall off a cliff in March? A look at the game tape

Maple Leafs had the best power-play percentage in February but dropped to 30th in March

Signs of inconsistency in the Leafs' power play strategy under coach Sheldon Keefe [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: David Pastrnak outshines the Leafs' stars, Toronto special teams falter in loss to Bruins

The Maple Leafs missed a chance to close the gap for home-ice advantage, coming into the game with momentum.

Leafs struggled with power play opportunities and were outworked by the Bruins leading to a defeat. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: Samsonov, Bertuzzi, and the power play come up trumps as the Maple Leafs extend winning streak to seven in Colorado

The Maple Leafs won due to goaltending and power play

Opinions on rule changes regarding delay-of-game and offside challenges [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: Core Four lights up the scoresheet as Maple Leafs shake off rough first period in win over Dallas

The Maple Leafs have had success against the Stars, winning six games in a row against them.

The Leafs' power play showed signs of improvement, creating scoring opportunities and executing a simple play for a goal. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Game in 10: Major line shakeup fails to pay immediate dividends, Maple Leafs blow another lead in loss to Detroit

The Maple Leafs blew a lead against a division rival in regulation, resulting in zero points on a disappointing weekend.

The Leafs struggled to create pressure and sustain any offense on their power plays, going 0/3 in the first period. [ more ]

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders News: More of that please

The New York Islanders managed to come back from behind and secure a win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat had impressive performances, contributing to the team's success. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Recap: Marchand's hat trick propels Bruins past Blue Jackets, 3-1

Brad Marchand scores a natural hat trick, including two power-play goals, to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Bruins rallied back after falling behind, taking the lead and extending it in less than six minutes from scoring their tying goal. [ more ]

Puck Prose

This Florida Panthers forward is outshining all expectations

The Florida Panthers are off to a strong start this season following their appearance in the Stanley Cup Final in 2022-23.

Forward Sam Reinhart has been a key contributor to the Panthers' success, leading the team in points and goals. [ more ]

RMNB

Capitals collapse and have no answer for powerful Coyotes: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals suffered a blowout loss against the Arizona Coyotes.

The Capitals' goaltending failed to bail them out in this game. [ more ]

RMNB

Grim milestone: The Capitals' power play hasn't scored for over an hour of game time

The Washington Capitals have a power play scoreless streak of 1 hour, five minutes, and 15 seconds.

The Capitals have the league worst power play connection rate of 5.7% and have scored only three power-play goals all season. [ more ]

RMNB

Starting off the road trip on the wrong foot and without goals: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals struggled to score goals in their recent games, including a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

The Capitals' power play has been ineffective, going 0-for-8 in their past two games.

Alex Ovechkin has only scored five goals in 18 games, putting him on pace for just over 20 goals this season. [ more ]

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RMNB

Spencer Carbery plans big moves for the Capitals' league-worst power play: 'We're going to have to change a bunch'

The Washington Capitals had a disappointing loss to the Edmonton Oilers, with a score of 5-0.

The Capitals' power play performance has been extremely poor, ranking last in the NHL in power play percentage.

Head coach Spencer Carbery expressed the need for major changes and improvements in the power play unit. [ more ]

Japers' Rink

Friday Caps Clips: Power-less Play

The Washington Capitals are struggling with their power play.

Rasmus Sandin has a personal connection to the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer initiative.

Sonny Milano embraces his uniqueness in the hockey world. [ more ]

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Fear the Fin

Flames at Sharks (Game 78): Lines, Game Thread

Sharks and Flames faced off with Sharks winning 6-3, standout performances from Blackwood and Zadina

Issues with Calen Addison's ejections in the recent games, prompting Sharks to seek clarification from the NHL [ more ]

Chico Enterprise-Record

Missed opportunties cost Sharks in loss to Buffalo Sabres

The San Jose Sharks lost 3-0 to the Buffalo Sabres in their 14th defeat in their last 15 games.

The Sharks struggled on the power play, going 0-for-2, and were shut out for the seventh time this season. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Preview: Bruins look to stay streaky against Hurricanes

The Boston Bruins are on a four-game winning streak as they face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight.

Bruins won the last match against the Hurricanes 4-1, with Marchand scoring his 400th goal. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins Notes: Lack Of Emotion, Intensity Led To Boston's Loss Vs. Lightning

Boston Bruins struggled to maintain emotional intensity in the game against Tampa Bay Lightning.

Head coach Jim Montgomery acknowledged the challenges of playing top teams consecutively. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins' Jim Montgomery Trying To Instill 'Shot-First Mindset'

Boston Bruins are focusing on instilling a shot-first mentality in their team, even during power plays.

The Bruins have shown success on the power play, scoring on 28.38% of opportunities this season. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Recap: Pastrnak's hat trick propels Bruins to 6-2 win over Senators

David Pastrnak scored his 17th career hat trick in the Bruins' win over the Senators.

Justin Brazeau contributed two power-play goals in the game. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Recap: Bruins power past Maple Leafs, 4-1, for second time this week

The Bruins swept their season series against Toronto.

Power play contributed to the Bruins' victory. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins Notes: Boston Played 'Solid' Game Despite Shootout Loss

The Boston Bruins lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Despite the loss, the Bruins put in a strong team effort and generated multiple scoring opportunities on the power play. [ more ]

RMNB

Capitals powered to huge win by their captain and the mustached man in net: numbers for the morning after

Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets with an impressive performance from Alex Ovechkin and Charlie Lindgren.

Capitals have the highest power-play percentage in the NHL since February 8. [ more ]

Miami Herald

How the Florida Panthers' power play got hot. Plus NHL honors Tkachuk and an Ekblad update

Florida Panthers power play unit is highly successful with a variety of talented players.

Florida Panthers have significantly improved their power play success rate in recent games. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Takeaways as Sergei Bobrovsky and power play lead Panthers' shutout win over Avalanche

The Florida Panthers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 in a dominant performance.

Sergei Bobrovsky had a shutout, stopping all 35 shots he faced. [ more ]

ESPN.com

Fans' guide for Rangers-Capitals: Key matchups, stats, how to watch

The New York Rangers have the best power play in the NHL, with a success rate of 30.0%. This is their highest power play percentage since 1977-78.

The Rangers' penalty kill ranks in the top six in the NHL, with an 84.4% success rate. They are one of two teams in the league to rank in the top six in both power play and penalty kill, along with the Boston Bruins. [ more ]

RMNB

4 months ago

Alex Ovechkin's 11-game goal drought is the longest of his career

Alex Ovechkin has now gone 11 games without scoring a goal, the longest drought he's had since his NHL debut in 2005.

Ovechkin's recent scoring slump may be due to bad luck or the struggling power play of the Washington Capitals. [ more ]

mlive

How to Watch the Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks - NHL (12/7/23) | Channel, Stream, Preview

Patrick Kane will make his Red Wings and season debut after undergoing hip surgery.

The Red Wings have won three games in a row and have a strong power play. [ more ]

Blueshirt Banter

Recap: Another Shesty Shutout Leads NYR to Gutsy Win

Divisional match-ups become more crucial towards the end of the season.

Rangers faced strong penalty killing by Hurricanes. [ more ]

Blueshirt Banter

Recap: Rangers Comeback Spoiled by Shootout Loss

Strong pace of play in the first period

Leafs and Rangers showcasing impressive skills and solid defense [ more ]

Blueshirt Banter

Bantering Points: 2/15/24

The New York Rangers are looking for solutions to improve their power play

Adam Edstrom has an opportunity to replace Tyler Pitlick on the team [ more ]

Blueshirt Banter

Bantering Points: 2/12/24

The New York Rangers have made changes to their power play units during practice.

The recalls of Adam Edstrom and Matt Rempe are seen as an opportunity for evaluation before the trade deadline. [ more ]

Blueshirt Banter

Is It Time to Change the Power Play?

The New York Rangers currently have the second-best power play in the league.

The team has struggled on the power play in recent games, going 5-for-29 in the month of January. [ more ]

Lighthouse Hockey

Islanders News: Streak ends, but heading back with 4 of 6

The Islanders faced challenges on their California road trip, including fatigue and a struggling power play.

Despite the shutout loss, the road trip was seen as a success with wins against weaker opponents. [ more ]

Lighthouse Hockey

Blues 4, Islanders 0 (EN): Too many penalties, too many Buchnevich goals

The New York Islanders struggled with power play opportunities and could not capitalize on them.

The St. Louis Blues dominated the game after a three-goal flurry in the second period, leading to a decisive win. [ more ]

Lighthouse Hockey

Panthers 3, Islanders 2 (OT): Sixth-attacker goal salvages a point

The New York Islanders continue to face similar issues even after Lane Lambert's departure.

The team has shown signs of improvement under new coach Roy, but still faces challenges and variables in the game of hockey. [ more ]

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Preview: Bruins look to get power play back on track against Kraken

The Boston Bruins will be facing the Seattle Kraken for the first time this season, with a quick season series rematch on February 26.

The Bruins need to improve their power play, as they are currently 0 for 13 in their last 13 chances. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Morning Skate: Outage

The Boston Bruins lost in a shootout to Tampa Bay despite not playing poorly.

The Bruins are struggling on the power play, going 0-for-6 in their latest game. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Recap: Bruins edged out by Lightning, 3-2, in shootout

The Boston Bruins lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a shootout despite a solid effort.

Brad Marchand assisted on both Bruins' goals in his 1,000th career game. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins Drop First Game Back From All-Star Break To Flames

Bruins struggle in their first game back from a ten-day hiatus

Offense is sloppy and lacks energy, only managing 22 shots on goal [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Gauging the threat level of the Bruins, Panthers & Lightning as the Leafs' playoff race heats up - MLHS Podcast Ep. 57

The MLHS Podcast discusses the Leafs' recent games against the Islanders and Stars

They analyze the team's power play, Pontus Holmberg's impact, and Sheldon Keefe's comments on matchups [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Sheldon Keefe benches the stars, secondary + power-play scoring drying up, and are there real signs of defensive improvement from the Leafs? - MLHS Podcast Ep. 55

The Leafs have managed to get points in 3 out of 4 games despite struggling with secondary scoring and a weak power play.

There may be signs of defensive improvement for the Leafs, but it's still early to make a definitive conclusion. [ more ]

Maple Leafs Hotstove

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche - Preview, Projected Lines & TV Broadcast Info

The Colorado Avalanche are dealing with injuries to key players and are relying heavily on their top pair and top line.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will need to stay out of the penalty box and play five-on-five against an Avalanche team that has been successful on the power play. [ more ]

Stanley Cup of Chowder

Half-Season Check-in: A Matter of Keeping Pace

Despite injuries and lineup changes, the Boston Bruins are leading the Atlantic Division.

The team has found value in unexpected players and have strong goaltending. [ more ]

Boston.com

Four storylines to follow during Bruins' second-half run to the playoffs

The Bruins have a strong record and are sitting atop the Eastern Conference.

Despite losing key players in the offseason, the Bruins' scoring surge has continued, thanks to a strong offense and potent power play. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins Ride Hot Defense Into All-Star Break

The Bruins' defense has been strong recently, allowing only 3+ goals once this week.

The Bruins are in first place in the Eastern Conference and the NHL thanks to their strong goaltending and top 10 power play. [ more ]

Boston.com

Takeaways: Bruins persevere behind Brad Marchand's latest milestone

The Bruins rallied for a 3-2 victory over Ottawa in overtime after a slow start in the second game of a back-to-back.

David Pastrnak scored the only power play goal for Boston, while the Senators scored twice with the man advantage. [ more ]

NESN.com

4 months ago

Trent Frederic's Continued Growth, Versatility Advantageous For Bruins

Trent Frederic scored two goals to lead the Bruins to a win over the Lightning.

Frederic credited his success to playing on the power-play and his teammates Charlie Coyle and Taylor Hall. [ more ]

NESN.com

4 months ago

Bruins Wrap: Boston Wins Heroic Comeback In Shootout Vs. Islanders

The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Islanders 5-4 in a shootout.

The Bruins' power play was successful, going 3-for-3 on the man advantage. [ more ]

Puck Prose

Sean Couturier helps the Flyers beat the Penguins in OT

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in overtime.

Sidney Crosby scored the lone goal for the Penguins. [ more ]

NESN.com

Bruins Notes: Is Jake DeBrusk Finally Finding Scoring Touch?

Jake DeBrusk scores his first power-play goal of the season for the Bruins.

Morgan Geekie returns to the Bruins' lineup after missing six games with an injury.

The Bruins' penalty kill is being tested with their high number of penalties taken. [ more ]

NESN.com